Don,
Slacken the big nut on the output tube, then remove the bolts holding the
motor to the shelf. You will now have enough flex in the cable to move the
motor into a position that allows you to get at all those little screws.
Peter
'68 TR250
on 1/28/03 10:40 PM, Don Malling at dmallin@attglobal.net wrote:
> List,
>
> I'm trying to remove the wiper motor for painting the engine
> compartment.
>
> The Bentley manual says to remove the four small bolts that hold the
> cover of the wiper gear box on, remove the cover, and then remove the
> connecting rod that connects the wiper gear wheel to the wiper cable --
> the cable that goes to the wiper wheel boxes. Then remove the wiper
> motor and gear box leaving behind the cable that runs to the wiper wheel
> boxes.
>
> The four small bolts, that hold the gear box cover on, are very small
> and the rear one look impossible to reach.
>
> If I remove the wiper arms, can I leave the wiper cable attached to the
> wiper motor/gear box, and pull the cable out -- just spinning the wheel
> boxes on the way out? Can I then reinstall it the same way? Shove the
> cable back down the tube, and spin the wheel boxes as the cable passes
> through them?
>
> My bet is the answer to this no, especially the reinstall part, but I
> thought I would ask how folks did this.
>
> I replaced the passenger wheel box years ago, and it was a pain. I'd
> rather avoid opening up the wheel boxes in order to reinstall the cable
> by sliding it back down the tube if I can.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Malling
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